TRACKLISTING

1 Brahms The 21 Hungarian Dances
2 Dvorák The 16 Slavonic Dances
3 Bizet Jeux d’enfants · Fauré Dolly · Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye · Poulenc Capriccio, Élégie, L’Embarquement pour Cythère · Milhaud Scaramouche
4 Falla Spanish Dances, Ritual Fire Dance · Lecuona Andalucía · Albéniz Suite española, Pavana-Capricho, Triana, Navarra · Infante Danses andalouses
5 Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien, Swan Lake (3 Dances), The Sleeping Beauty (Suite), Slavonic March · Scriabin Fantasy in A minor
6 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (version for 2 pianos)
Piano Concerto (version for 2 pianos), Rhapsody in Blue (version for 2 pianos and orchestra)*
The Cleveland Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly*
Poulenc Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa

RECORDING INFORMATION

The Labèque sisters (Katia and Marielle) bring a vibrancy and energy to everything they do.
Rarely has a piano-duo achieved such distinction as the Labèque sisters and the range of repertory included here is not even the full story. While still teenagers they gave numerous performances of modern literature such as Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen and the premiere of Luciano Berio’s Linea as long ago as the 1970s. They quickly achieved prominence on the international concert circuit for their sensational performances of Gershwin and it was with Gershwin that they made their first recordings for Philips.

This collector’s box brings together most of the Labèques’ Philips recordings and over six hours of sheer musical exuberance.